Business Segments · Operating Income (Loss)
Health Care — Operating Income (Loss)
3M Health Care — Operating Income (Loss) increased by 75.5% to $1.40B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.1%, from $1.25B to $1.40B. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2025
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toOperating Income
How to read this metric
An increase suggests improved operational efficiency or higher margins, while a decrease indicates rising costs or pricing pressure in the healthcare market.
Detailed definition
This represents the profit or loss generated by the healthcare segment after subtracting operating expenses, such as cos...
Peer comparison
Standard segment-level profitability metric used across all industries to compare operational performance.
Metric ID:
mmm_segment_health_care_operating_income_lossHistorical Data
31 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.97B | $576.00M | $1.79B | $529.00M | $1.62B | $536.00M | $1.64B | $448.00M | $110.00M | $494.00M | $4.16B | $452.00M | $421.00M | $1.24B | $360.00M | -$9.36B | $411.00M | -$3.10B | $460.00M | $0.00 | $372.00M | $1.15B | $354.00M | $1.27B | $1.32B | $1.09B | $1.25B | $1.14B | $1.45B | $796.00M | $1.40B |
| QoQ Change | — | -70.8% | +210.4% | -70.4% | +205.5% | -66.8% | +206.2% | -72.7% | -75.4% | +349.1% | +741.3% | -89.1% | -6.9% | +194.8% | -71.0% | <-999% | +104.4% | -853.3% | +114.9% | -100.0% | — | +208.9% | -69.2% | +259.3% | +3.5% | -17.6% | +14.8% | -8.5% | +26.9% | -45.0% | +75.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | -94.4% | -74.9% | +132.4% | -74.7% | -73.9% | -24.4% | -78.1% | <-999% | +273.6% | -174.5% | -88.9% | -100.0% | -11.6% | -7.4% | -71.5% | +113.6% | +142.5% | — | +8.4% | -10.4% | +10.0% | -26.6% | +12.1% |
Range-$9.36B – $4.16B
CAGR-4.5%
Avg YoY Growth-401.2%
Median YoY Growth-25.5%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is 3M's health care — operating income (loss)?
- 3M (MMM) reported health care — operating income (loss) of $1.40B in Q1 2026.
- How has 3M's health care — operating income (loss) changed year-over-year?
- 3M's health care — operating income (loss) increased by 12.1% year-over-year, from $1.25B to $1.40B.
- What does health care — operating income (loss) mean?
- The profit or loss earned from the healthcare segment's core business operations.